Allergan Re-submits Application
Following discussions with the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), Allergan will re-submit an application for OZURDEX for adult patients with macular oedema due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) in early 2012. A company spokesman said that while Allergan was surprised and disappointed to learn of the SMC’s decision not to recommend OZURDEX for use in the National Health Service in Scotland, the company is committed to bringing the medication to Scottish patients with either form of RVO; central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).
“This is particularly important for Scottish patients with BRVO who do not currently have a reimbursed pharmacological treatment option,†he said.
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